April 2, 2007 / Front Page

Police apprehended 33-year-old Gary Maynor Jr. on Sunday, four days into one of the largest manhunts in county history. Maynor, of 301 Borders St., Blacksburg, is accused of assaulting and robbing several people. More...

New Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Gene Moorhead and longtime administrative assistant Alice Nance are expected to meet with the Chamber personnel committee today to discuss a dispute between the two that began last week. More...

Dear Annie: My husband is a groomsman for one of his very close friends. The bachelor party is supposed to be a three-day event in another state and will include at least one visit to a strip club. More...

ROCK HILL - Mary Magdalene Royal Bonner, 90, of 2252 Mancke Drive, died Saturday night, March 31, 2007, at her home. Widow of Emory Bonner Sr., she was born in Williamston, a daughter of the late George Calvin Royal Sr. More...

Rachell Ann Benton, 54, of 125 Beltline Court, formerly of Blacksburg, died Sunday, April 1, 2007, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in York, she was the daughter of Betty Smith Bell of the home and the late Robert Lee Bell. More...

Forrest Gump was on TV again last night. Why is it that you can be surfing through the channels and you come to that movie, and even though you've seen it a hundred times, you will stop and watch at least part of it? More...

Wow, am I glad April is here. I always am. April is just a wonderful month. Our bodies long covered with heavy clothes and often chilled, discover again the warmth of the sun. People can emerge from houses to be neighbors again. More...

There will be no tractor pull at this year's South Carolina Peach Festival. Citing financial concerns, the festival board recently voted to discontinue the tractor pull. This year's festival will be held July 14-22. More...

A truck driver used a fire extinguisher to put out flames coming from a Nissan Altima that had struck his 18-wheeler head-on Sunday night. Cheryl Harris, 47, of Union, and her 3-yearold grandchild were trapped inside the vehicle. More...

The Gaffney High baseball team worked overtime Saturday to down visiting York. John Michaels' bloop single knocked in Dylan Jolley with the game winning run in the Indians' 8-7 victory over York in 10 innings. More...

The Limestone men's lacrosse team saved its best for the second half on Saturday. Trailing by five goals at intermission, the Saints rallied for nine second half goals to beat homestanding Wingate, 11-10. More...